Environmental Pollution And Its Effects on Health and Nature

Technology is only good when it is properly used in a way that it does not ignite an environmental health issue. The use of modern, super-lit technological equipment  is great but when it threatens our environmental health, it calls for concerned action to limit its effect on the environment. In both the industrialized and developing countries, it is becoming very difficult to avoid light pollution even if we knew about the harmful effects of the environmental exposure to night light.  This unconcerned acceptance to the impression that, it is after all 'only light', may be the reason for the increased risk to breast cancer, in women, and prostate cancer in men, in our industrialized society.

Environmental pollution which leads to the chronic exposure from toxic chemicals seem to be an increasing global challenge that is altering the quality of health of many people. There is an alarming number of chemicals present in the environment today which contribute to various environmental health problems, with over 80,000 chemicals registered for commercial use in the United State alone. Monitoring of the the toxicity of these chemicals is a big chall enge for developing countries even as

Air Pollution Causes Non-Lung Cancer Deaths - Heal Naturally : Medical researchers have known for awhile that air pollution can cause conditions related to the lungs . These include asthma, allergies and even lung cancer. But few imagined that breathing air polluted air might cause other types of cancer. Yes, we are talking breast cancer, liver cancer, pancreatic cancer, intestinal cancers and others.

Air pollution, health and cancer – a new report calls for action - Cancer Research UK - Science blog :  "How strong is the link with cancer? Over the past decades evidence that air pollution is linked to a range of cancers has been mounting. In 2013, a group of international experts, working on behalf of the World Health Organisation’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), looked at the results of all of the research and concluded that air pollution causes cancer in humans – in particular, lung cancer.

Benzene is a colorless , flammable liquid with a sweet odor. It evaporates quickly when exposed to air. Benzene is formed from natural processes, such as volcanoes and forest fires, but most exposure to benzene results from human activities. The most important source of exposure to  benzene is mainstream smoke from cigarettes , which accounts for about 50% of population burden of exposure. It is also used mainly as a starting material in making other chemicals, including plastics, lubricants, rubbers, dyes, detergents, drugs, and pesticides. In the past it was also commonly used as an industrial solvent (a substance that can dissolve or extract other substances) and as a gasoline additive, but these uses have been greatly reduced in recent decades . Environmental tobacco smoke or secondhand smoke is an important source, accounting for about 5% of total nationwide exposure.

One of the most challenging aspects of being a wom an is having to cop e with infertility. This is because being fertile, as a woman, not only satisfies the emotional desire a woman has for creating a life, but a lso a very deep physical and biological urge . It is very important for women to pay attention to their bodies in pursuing health and pregnancy, especially to scientists' warming over environmental exposure to toxic pollutants and chemicals. Fertility experts now believe that is better to avoid environmental pollution from toxic chemicals in our homes than to do sign up for body cleansing procedures. Where we live, the foods we eat, and the contact we make with various household products have unbelievable influence in our health and well-being.

Fact Sheet: What is the #1 Childhood Environmental Health Threat Globally? - The Pollution BlogThe Pollution Blog : "“ Lead Poisoning from improper automotive battery recycling activities is the number one childhood environmental health threat globally”.—  Dr. Jack Caravanos, CUNY professor and research lead at Blacksmith Institute for a Pure Earth

Mercury is r anked as one of   the most toxic elements or substances   in the world, coming just behind   arsenic and   lead   as third.   This environmental pollutant  continues to be dumped into our waterways   and soil,   is being   spilled into our atmosphere, and co ntinually contaminates   our food and water . Although mercury pollution was initially minimal, h uman activities have nearly tripled the amount of mercury in the   environment   and the atmospheric burden is increasing 1.5 percent per ye a r . Environmental mercury, either through soil or water pollution,   can   enter the food chain through plant and livestock. Once in the food chain mercury can   bioaccumulate causing   harmful   effects to human health .

Neurotoxicity is as a result of the long term exposure to toxic pollutants , called neurotoxins, which badly affects the central nervous system, or sensory organs. Neurotoxins are chemicals with the ability to damage the nervous system. They do this by destroying the cells that transmit and process signals in the brain . As pollutants, neurotoxins are ever-present in the environment; in schools, homes, road an so on. They are the major sources of environmentalpollution in occupational settings. Production processes in factories are a major environmental pollution source of some of the most harmful neurotoxi ns . Clinical manifestations of n eurotoxicity occur in multiple syndromes and effects, in relation to the nature, level and duration of the exposure. Below are some commonly use chemicals present in the environment that cause central nervous disorders. Their clinical manifestations are identified in this article as well as their relation with toxic exposures . Also preci...